Onuru Surname

2,255,512th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 71 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Uganda

Onuru Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Onuru Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria391:4,542,122122,724
India221:34,866,608408,224
Uganda101:3,903,92893,934

Onuru (10) may also be a first name.

Onuru Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Onuru Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Onuru occurs in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It can appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Onuru? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 2,255,512th most common surname throughout the world, held by around 1 in 102,641,492 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 69 percent of Onuru are found; 55 percent are found in West Africa and 55 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Onuru is also the 3,684,242nd most commonly held first name worldwide. It is borne by 10 people.

The surname Onuru is most numerous in Nigeria, where it is held by 39 people, or 1 in 4,542,122. In Nigeria it is mostly concentrated in: Kano, where 59 percent are found, Lagos, where 33 percent are found and Nasarawa, where 8 percent are found. Other than Nigeria this last name is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in India, where 31 percent are found and Uganda, where 14 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Onguru91848/
Gonuru9185/
Onnuru917/
Onhuru911/
Onusru911/
Onuiru911/
Honuru911/
Oonuru911/
Otnuru911/
Gonnuru83156/
Honnuru8353/
Goonuru8345/
Onguuru836/
Onnuuru833/
Gounuru831/
Gonuuru831/
Ootnuru831/
Gonguru831/
Ounguru831/
Oniru80206/
Enuru80184/
Onoru80144/
Anuru8066/
Unuru805/
Ongourou7711/
Goonuuru773/
Ounourgu771/
Unguru73990/
Anguru73786/
Gunuru73599/
Anurut73359/
Onooru7343/
Annuru7341/
Agnuru7340/
Utnuru7331/
Unnuru7320/
Hanuru7314/
Anurup7314/
Ganuru739/
Ennuru735/
Hunuru734/
Anurud733/
Atnuru733/
Amnuru731/
Anujru731/
Anurau731/
Onieru731/
Anurou731/
Anuiru731/
Anurux731/
Eenuru731/
Ganguru67281/
Anourou6740/
Gunguru6719/
Gunnuru6714/
Hunnuru6713/
Guunuru6711/
Gongourgou6710/
Anurudh678/
Hamnuru678/
Hounhourou676/
Onuroeh676/
Goungourou676/
Gannuru675/
Onnooru675/
Angnuru674/
Gunuuru674/
Anguuru673/
Hannuru672/
Uttnuru672/
Ungurau672/
Onnuroo671/
Gaunuru671/
Haenuru671/
Annauru671/
Uthnuru671/
Uinguru671/

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Onuru
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